Black Tusk Kaman KMAX CFZVM Landing & Shutdown at the Penticton Airport (CYYF) in BC Canada on July 17, 2021 Subscribe here ➤http://bit.ly/VMCAviationVideos

Sadly, CFZVM and the pilot, not the pilot in the video, was lost during logging operations in British Columbia, Canada on October 4th, 2021 (https://t.co/ZNhZrvxQAB)

The Kaman KMAX (company designation K1200) is a helicopter with intermeshing rotors (synchropter) designed and produced by the American manufacturer Kaman Aircraft. Developed during the 1980s and 1990s, the KMAX builds on the work of the German aeronautical engineer Anton Flettner. Performing its maiden flight on December 23, 1991, it was specially designed to optimally perform external cargo load operations and is capable of lifting payloads in excess of 6,000 pounds (2,700 kg), which is greater than the helicopter's empty weight and almost twice as much as the competing Bell 205 despite sharing a similar engine.

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